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Chapter 1: Toya

I understand that Charlie and Monae called the to take me on a trip to help me feel a little bit better, but honestly, the shit wasn’t working I was going through depression and I was back to feeling lost In a matter of months, I had lost my job, was raped, and the baby in h I can’t remember much of the day that James abducted me, it still lurks somehow in the back of my mind, and I haven’t had the will to smile since then

No one could relate to what I was going through These are the times in my life where I needed my mother to be here with me because she would knohat to do or say to , I appreciated Monae and Charlie for everything that they were doing forme feel any better

As I sat in the backseat of Charlie’s Range Rover, I thought about the events that were happening in ht now, and it was funny tountil I started fuckin’ with Dre I’ him for the shit that James did to ot with hi to build because I love Dre way tooaway Yes, he can come off sometimes as this asshole who tries to boss me around and run my life, but I knoithout a doubt that man loves me It’s just that I’m tired of the constant drama inwo around this bitch depressed

Yeah, I ot back ho on a laptop to findto just sit around and spend et mine as well

I released a soft sigh as I continued to stare out of theand enjoy the sounds of Monica’s voice on the radio as Charlie played her new album, Code Red

“Toya, where you want me to drop you off at? Your house or Dre’s?” Charlie askedwheel

“Just dropmy hoodie over my head

She went in the direction of Dre’s house, and tenup I suckedlot of Dre’s complex I knew they were his homeboys because whenever they caht in front of the da I hated when Dre had his damn homeboys over, but I felt like it wasn’t my place to say shit since it wasn’t my house What annoyedot back, and when I do coas in here

“Alright y’all, I’ll catch up with y’all later,” I said to Charlie and Monae as I opened the door

“You wantoff her seatbelt

“I got it, sis Just pop the trunk,” I said

I went over to the trunk and retrieved s with stuff that I had bought frooodbye one final time, I headed toward Dre’s condo I walked up to the door and unlocked it with the key that Dre had given me As soon as I walked inside, I was hit with the smell of weed and loud ass voices that sounded like they were co room

“Toya, that’s you?” I heard Dre ask and assumed he had heard the alar on

“Yeah,” I said, very much annoyed

A few seconds later, he rounded the corner and ht then, but staring at him just wouldn’t let me My baby looked so fine in a pair of navy blue polo sweats and a white polo tank top He had his sweats sagging off of his ass, showcasing his blue polo boxers, with a pair of slides on his feet His tattoos were on full display and he looked like he had gone to the barber thisfrom his fresh shape up His cocky ass was just too fine for words

“Daa ain’t see your ass in three whole days I was expecting you to be ju to fake sound like he was hurt

I quickly dropped s on the floor, went over to him, and jumped in his arms He lifted my body up and held me by the bottoed in a full out kissing session, right in the middle of the house

“That’s what I’a that you hed

“I see you carrying all theot in there forme in his arms

“Those Nike bags and True Religion bags are yours How long are your friends going to be here?” I asked, hoping that we could get some peace and quiet in the house

“Why? You trying to get so? Let ht now,” he said and I laughed

“No, I’ hiain